A Moment...
In the past year I have met a number of couples that have been married for longer than I have been alive or close to. Each couple has their own unique story of how they met and fell in love: Kind of like the mini segments embedded in the movie When Harry Met Sally.
Usually it was a meeting purely by chance: For instance, if they had not done this then that would not have happened. Some couples met because they each traveled halfway around the world. Pondering this, the odds of you ever meeting the right person sounds almost impossible except that these couples did find each other and have actually stayed together.
Sometimes finding the right person is not a straight line from one point to another. Sometimes you meet people who point you in the right direction of the one you are meant to be with. We all meet people all the time but until you spend time getting to know someone you really don't know if you are meant to be together or not. Sometimes you date someone and realize that this person would be perfect for someone else.
I remember a friend telling me that she knows all these nice people and how it would be nice to have them meet each other. Sometimes what happens is a nice person meets a not so nice person and marries them only to end up living a hell on earth. Some decisions require a lot of wisdom, don't you think?.
I have met a lot of super nice people throughout my life but I have come to the realization that just because someone is nice doesn't guarantee you will fall in love with them. You know? And then there is a vast difference between love and lust. And some people fall into the lust trap too easily. Personally I think love trumps lust all the time however you can actually find both in the same person sometimes.
It's something to think about... but having listened to all these stories from all these couples makes you believe in love again: The lasting kind... Happy St. P Day! :)
